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  • Daniel Austin avatar

    God’s Purpose For Our Life

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,842 views

    With God center in our lives, seeking to conform ourselves to the image of His Son, seeking to serve His will as Christ’s Ambassadors we will fulfill His purpose for our lives.

    God’s Purpose For Our Life 11/11/07 PM Reading: Luke 4:16-21 Introduction How would you describe your life if you were to use just one word? Frantic? Fatigued? Frustrating? Maybe some of us would say Fun? Fulfilling? I wonder if any of us might use the word "Focused?" Focused is a word we can apply ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Spiritual Gifts Of Grace Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Dec 6, 2013
     | 4,196 views

    The gift of our talents

    Ephesians 4:4-16 (p. 815) December 8, 2013 Introduction: Paul says, “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” And then he goes directly into a list of “ones.” There is “one” body, “one” Spirit, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "The Unity That Produces Joy.” Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 25, 2004
    based on 51 ratings
     | 9,862 views

    Mesage four in series on "Restoring the Joy" a study of Philippians. In this message on unity we examine its motivation, the means of attaining it and the model of Christ.

    Restoring the Joy Sermon # 4 “The Unity that Produces Joy.” Philippians 2:1-11 Over the last few weeks in our series “Restoring the Joy” we have seen how circumstances may cause us to lose our joy but and that in reality it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What They Didn't Know Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 27, 2016
    based on 25 ratings
     | 30,932 views

    When Jesus was crucified, some turned away and some ran away from Him. But there was at least one man didn't do that and his life changed forever. Do you know who that man was?

    OPEN: (We opened the sermon with a video by the group “CityALight” and their song “Jerusalem” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX4ZCHRksBA [fade at time stamp 1:51]). I shared that video this morning, not only because I really like that song, but also because it dovetails ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dem Bones Are Gonna Rise Again Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 8, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,624 views

    God asked Ezekiel "Can these bones live?" And they did. What did that vision mean then, and what does it mean to us today?

    (We began with this dramatic reenactment of the Ezekiel 37 passage found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lKpzzOEhyY) What you just saw was a powerful reenactment of the vision that God gave to Ezekiel (the video showed a view of the valley of bones being bought to life while a narrator read ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Dunn avatar

    Dying To Know: The Death That Changes Everything

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 20, 2025
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    Jesus’ death bridged justice and mercy, redefining family through grace and offering every sinner forgiveness, belonging, and everlasting life.

    1. The Question We’re All Asking Everybody’s dying to know something. What happens when we die? Why does love hurt so much? Why is the world so broken—and if God is real, why hasn’t He fixed it? Even people who don’t think much about faith still feel that gnawing ache: There has to be more than ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    "O Lord, It's Hard To Be Humble"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 25, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,513 views

    Humility is the key to salvation, sanctification and evangelism.

    “O Lord, It’s Hard to be Humble” Luke 18:9-14 You wouldn’t think it would be all that difficult. We were all formed from the same dust of the earth, by the same Creator. Basically, our bodies are pretty much the same. We all get sick, we all need to eat, all of us are lonely at times, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jimmy Davis avatar

    Mothers Drink From Their Saucer Cause Their Cup Has Overflowed

    Contributed by Jimmy Davis on May 14, 2001
    based on 138 ratings
     | 10,813 views

    Mother’s Day. A look at Jesus’ Mother, Mary, and the many difficulties as well as blessings she faced.

    Sermon.974 “Mothers Drink From Their Saucer Cause Their Cup Has Overflowed” Luke 1:26-45 From the pulpit of Bayview Baptist Church, Mother’s Day, May 13, 2001 I was driving East on I-40 near Ashville, North Carolina, listening to Blue Grass Music. A classic song was playing on the radio: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Rodgers avatar

    Our Imitation Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jun 28, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,244 views

    The highest priority of the Christian is to become an imitator of Christ - a replica of our Lord. In Ephesians 5, Paul addresses how to be such an imitation.

    Live Out Loud – Our IMITATION Ephesians 5:1-21 Video: Scriptural Imitation – www.sermonspice.com Insert: Play a quick game of Simon-Sez – what are you doing? You have just imitated everything I modeled and asked you do. Trans: As we continue our study in Ephesians today we’re going ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Son Of Man Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 3, 2024
     | 2,234 views

    Jesus is the Son of Man who was to come!

    INTRODUCTION - Daniel is the last message in our Hidden Hope series within Core 52. - As stated before, the entire Bible points to Jesus. In some pages, He jumps off the page at us, and in others, He is between the lines. - For those who lived in the Old Testament, Jesus was hidden between the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Real Power"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,598 views

    A sermon for Pentecost

    Acts 2:1-21 “Real Power” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org Acts chapter 1 describes several appearances of the risen Christ that occurred between the first Easter and the Day of Pentecost—or the birthday of the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • David Salisbury avatar

    How To Fix The Other Guy Series

    Contributed by David Salisbury on Jan 16, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 5,017 views

    Lesson 6 in a series. This lesson focuses on how we relate to people who don’t like us.

    How to Fix the Other Guy Matthew 5:38-42 In Brazil, several Indians who had been refused an audience with then President Ernesto Geisel because they were not wearing ties told the press they would “insist that any government official visiting an Indian Village must wear a feathered headdress ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    How To Be Bold

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 20 ratings
     | 8,618 views

    Introduction 1.

    Introduction 1. A number of years ago, when Margaret and I answered God's call to go into ministry, one of the most important things we had to do was to sell our house. The equity in the house would help pay for all our living and schooling costs for three years. We decided to try and sell the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Robert Garrett avatar

    A Crisis Of Belief

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 10,681 views

    It seems now more than ever we are living in the era of Crisis’. Everywhere we turn we are met with one crisis after another. No matter what the crisis may be, good or bad, it needs to bring each of us to a "Crisis of belief". A. Crisis of belief is a

    INTRO. It seems now more than ever we are living in the era of Crisis’. Everywhere we turn we are met with one crisis after another. Day in and day out we are met with difficulties, heartaches, problems, tragedies, conflicts, you name it we are hit with it. ILLUSTRATION: "YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Bonnicksen avatar

    Born In A Barn

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
     | 6,113 views

    A Christmas Eve message for to honor our Lord who was born of very, humble means.

    INTRO Have you ever heard it said to you: “Were you born in a barn?” Or maybe this variation – “You weren’t born in a barn – shut the door!” I tell ya what; I use to hear that said a lot growing up – either referring to that I had left the door ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran